Advanced blowout & well control

Robert D. Grace9780884152606, 088415260X

Advanced Blowout and Well Control covers classical pressure control procedures. In addition, specific situations are presented along with detailed procedure to analyze alternatives and tackle problems.The use of fluid dynamics in well control, which the author pioneered, is given careful treatment, along with many other topics such as relief well operations, underground blowouts, slim hole drilling problems, and special services such as fire fighting, capping, and snubbing.Case histories are presented, analyzed, and discussed.Contents * Equipment in well control * Classic pressure control procedures while drilling * Pressure control procedures while tripping * Special conditions, problems, and procedures in well control * Fluid dynamics in well control * Special services in well control * Relief well design and operations * The AL-Awda project: The oil fires of Kuwait